Darien S., MD — The New Icons
Historic moments have converged acutely for Darien, a New York, NY based Emergency Medicine Physician. Darien witnessed the toll of a pandemic on human life while treating patients in the ER and the more personal challenge of being Black in a society whose social dynamics and systemic racism have caused him to fear traveling to work while stay-at-home orders were in place. It’s a painful reality that makes him proud to be fighting injustice. Despite the challenges of this year, Darien says he could not be more proud of the resilience and courage of Black people, his people.
I THINK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE ME TO ALLOW ME TO STAND IN THIS MOMENT. THIS MOTIVATES ME TO PUSH HARDER.